Jan. 27, 1785 - The Georgia General Assembly incorporated
the University of Georgia, the first state-funded institution of higher learning
in the new republic.

Jan. 27, 1814 – During the Creek War, Capt. Samuel Butts was
killed at the Battle of Calebee Creek in Macon County, Ala., 50 miles west of
Fort Mitchell. Buttsville, Ala. (present day Greenville) was later named in his
honor.

Jan. 27, 1825 – The U.S. Congress approved the “Indian
Territory” (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced
relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears".

Jan. 27, 1832 – English author Lewis Carroll was born in
Daresbury, Cheshire, England. His most famous writings are “Alice's Adventures
in Wonderland” and its sequel “Through the Looking-Glass.”

Jan. 27, 1840 - The Alabama legislature passed a joint
resolution accepting the disputed boundary line with Georgia. In recognizing
the line marked by a Georgia commission in 1826, the legislature stated that “a
fixed and known line between this State and Georgia, is of far higher
consequence to us, than the acquisition of an inconsiderable portion of
territory.”

Jan. 27, 1862 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued
General War Order No. 1, which ordered all Union land and sea forces to advance
on Feb. 22, 1862.

Jan. 27, 1865 – During the Civil War, a skirmish occurred at
Elrod's Tan Yard in De Kalb County, Ala.

Jan. 27, 1888 - The National Geographic Society was founded
in Washington, D.C. for "the increase and diffusion of geographical
knowledge." Nine months after its inception, the Society published its
first issue of National Geographic magazine.

Jan. 27, 1915 – The Evergreen Courant reported that Prof.
C.C. Smith of Healing Springs had been elected superintendent of the Orphans
Home in Evergreen, succeeding M.C. Reynolds, who had resigned to move to
Birmingham. Smith was expected to reach Evergreen the following week with his
family.

Jan. 27, 1915 – The Evergreen Courant reported that Charles
Savage Jr. was “painfully injured several days ago by being caught in some part
of the machinery at the oil mill.”

Jan. 27, 1927 - United Independent Broadcasters Inc. started
a radio network with contracts with 16 stations. The company later became
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).

Jan. 27, 1944 – The Evergreen Courant reported that Staff
Sgt. Meldon R. Holland, 26, of Castleberry had been awarded the Purple Heart.
Holland, a mechanic, was injured by shrapnel in the spring of 1943 during a
Japanese bombing raid in New Guinea.

Jan. 27, 1949 – Evergreen Postmaster Mary Cunningham
announced that the Evergreen Post Office would be painted inside and out in the
“very near future.” The Evergreen Post Office was one of the few in the state
to be approved for this type of work.

Jan. 27, 1958 - Little Richard entered Oakwood College in
Huntsville, Ala. This was after he announced that he was giving up Rock &
Roll so he could serve God.

Jan. 27, 1959 – Members of the Dyatlov expedition departed
Vizhai, the last inhabited settlement so far north, on their way to Otorten, a
mountain 6.2 miles north of the site of the Dyatlov incident.

Jan. 27, 1959 – NFL wide receiver Cris Collinsworth was born
in Dayton, Ohio. He played college ball at Florida and his entire NFL career
with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Jan. 27, 1994 – The Evergreen Courant reported that the
Conecuh County Commission had approved the recommendation of the Conecuh County
Emergency Medical Services, Inc., and had chosen City Ambulance, Inc. as the
contract holder for Conecuh County.